Petroleum

Domestic crude oil inventories dropped by 8.0 million bbl last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday, bringing stocks below the five-year average for the first time in 2021. It also marked the first decline in three weeks and the biggest drop since January. It materialized as imports plunged in the week ended…

U.S. oil stocks increased for a second consecutive week, albeit modestly, despite a bump in demand alongside a recovery in economic activity and ongoing coronavirus vaccine rollouts. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday that crude inventories for the week ended April 23 — excluding those in…

As demand eased, stockpiles of U.S. oil increased last week and ended a previous three-week run of inventory decreases, federal data show. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said domestic crude inventories for the week ended April 16 rose by 600,000 bbl from the previous week. The total,…

U.S. crude stockpiles declined for a third straight week as domestic demand increased, federal data released Wednesday show. A separate global forecast, meanwhile, pointed to increased oil consumption through 2021, as coronavirus vaccination programs gain momentum and economic activity increases. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said domestic…

U.S. oil inventories shrunk for a second consecutive week despite a demand drop amid a gradual recovery in economic activity and mixed coronavirus vaccine rollouts. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday crude inventories for the week ended April 2 — excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum…

U.S. oil inventories decreased for the first time in five weeks as demand rebounded, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report, EIA said crude inventories — excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — fell by 900,000 bbl from the previous week. Still, at 501.8 million bbl, U.S.…

Domestic crude oil inventories increased by nearly 2 million bbl last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday, marking a fourth-straight week of swelling stocks amid lingering demand weakness. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), EIA said overall demand in the week ended March 19 fell 1% week/week and was off 4%…

U.S. oil inventories increased for a third-consecutive week as demand for travel fuels remained light and as refinery activity, while increasing, held far below capacity following the blast of winter weather that froze the Texas energy grid in February. Domestic commercial crude inventories for the week ended March 12 — excluding those in the Strategic…

Domestic crude oil inventories increased by more than 20 million bbl last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday, as demand leveled off, production rose and Gulf Coast refinery utilization rates nosedived. In its Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR), EIA said overall demand in the week ended Feb. 26 ticked up 0.4% week/week…